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Ira vs Newfields vs Mount Tabor

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).

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MeasureIraNewfieldsMount Tabor
People
Population
381
2,023Highest
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
54.1±5.5
39% above U.S.
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% above U.S.
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.5%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
28.9%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.5
U.S.: 6.4%
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$71,827±$5kLowest
11% below U.S.
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
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Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$272,900±$18kLowest
18% below U.S.
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$420,500±$76k
26% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$942±$52Lowest
33% below U.S.
$1,875±$323
33% above U.S.
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,146Lowest
33% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$5,233
68% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
36.4%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
43.3%±40.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Newfields and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
11%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
School district — Newfields School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.